Kelly from Austin was at the in-store appearance, and wrote this:
“After completing his tour with Asleep at the Wheel, Willie didn’t have to show up like that, but what a guy. He played for at least an hour and then signed autographs for about an hour. He just finished playing so much at Carl’s Corner that you would think he was ready for a rest. And then he has a show here (but a very different kind of show) at the Paramount on Sunday.
He was so kind and so gracious with all that wanted pictures and autographs last night. The advertising had been for Asleep at the Wheel, but then it was a little known fact that Willie would come. And in his bus, he did! Asleep at the Wheel did three numbers on their own and then Willie walked into the record store and played for an hour. I was so close to the stage that he actually looked and me and we sang together for a few numbers. Really fun. My camera was on my phone and so not
the best way to show how close and how wonderful he was.There were only 250 people allowed in the store and you had to buy a CD to get a wrist band. We waited outside after finding out the wrist bands were sold out. But then the guy that worked at the store remembered my face and came out to find me. He had located another 10 wrist bands! I bought 2 cds for me and a friend and then we waited in the wrist band line to get into the store for about an hour. So worth the wait!”
Nice little fundraiser for the record store, and what a treat for the fans. Thanks, Kelly, for sharing your story and your pictures. Great pictures for a cell phone, by the way. Waterloo Records had sent out a message on Twitter earlier in the day, that Willie would be coming, so it pays to sign up for those social networking sites and keeping in touch.